Comprehensive mechanisms of heavy metal toxicity in plants, detoxification, and remediation

SA Ghuge, GC Nikalje, US Kadam… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Natural and anthropogenic causes are continually growing sources of metals in the
ecosystem; hence, heavy metal (HM) accumulation has become a primary environmental …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the toxicity and detoxification of trace metals and metalloids in plants

Z Tang, HQ Wang, J Chen, JD Chang… - Journal of Integrative …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Plants take up a wide range of trace metals/metalloids (hereinafter referred to as trace
metals) from the soil, some of which are essential but become toxic at high concentrations …

Arsenic-induced oxidative stress and antioxidant defense in plants

K Nahar, MS Rhaman, K Parvin, K Bardhan… - Stresses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The non-essential metalloid arsenic (As) is widely distributed in soil and underground water
of many countries. Arsenic contamination is a concern because it creates threat to food …

The role of roots and rhizosphere in providing tolerance to toxic metals and metalloids

D Podar, FJM Maathuis - Plant, cell & environment, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Human activity and natural processes have led to the widespread dissemination of metals
and metalloids, many of which are toxic and have a negative impact on plant growth and …

[HTML][HTML] Changes in the m6A RNA methylome accompany the promotion of soybean root growth by rhizobia under cadmium stress

X Han, J Wang, Y Zhang, Y Kong, H Dong… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2023 - Elsevier
Cadmium (Cd) is the most widely distributed heavy metal pollutant in soil and has significant
negative effects on crop yields and human health. Rhizobia can enhance soybean growth in …

High-throughput three-dimensional visualization of root system architecture of rice using X-ray computed tomography

S Teramoto, S Takayasu, Y Kitomi, Y Arai-Sanoh… - Plant Methods, 2020 - Springer
Background X-ray computed tomography (CT) allows us to visualize root system architecture
(RSA) beneath the soil, non-destructively and in a three-dimensional (3-D) form. However …

Decoding heavy metal stress signalling in plants: towards improved food security and safety

M Keyster, LA Niekerk, G Basson, M Carelse, O Bakare… - Plants, 2020 - mdpi.com
The mining of heavy metals from the environment leads to an increase in soil pollution,
leading to the uptake of heavy metals into plant tissue. The build-up of toxic metals in plant …

Vacuolar transporters for cadmium and arsenic in plants and their applications in phytoremediation and crop development

J Zhang, E Martinoia, Y Lee - Plant and Cell Physiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids such as cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As)
poses a major threat to the environment and to human health. Vacuolar sequestration is one …

Regulatory hubs and strategies for improving heavy metal tolerance in plants: chemical messengers, omics and genetic engineering

MIR Khan, P Chopra, H Chhillar, MA Ahanger… - Plant Physiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Heavy metal (HM) accumulation in the agricultural soil and its toxicity is a major threat for
plant growth and development. HMs disrupt functional integrity of the plants, induces altered …

New adventitious root formation and primary root biomass accumulation are regulated by nitric oxide and reactive oxygen species in rice seedlings under arsenate …

BK Kushwaha, S Singh, DK Tripathi, S Sharma… - Journal of hazardous …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nitric oxide (NO) and reactive oxygen species (ROS) are important signaling molecules
regulating development of plants. However under metal stress, in developmental processes …